spor·u·late (spôr y -l t , sp r-)intr.v. spor·u·lat·ed, spor·u·lat·ing, spor·u·lates To produce or release spores. [From New Latin sporula, small spore, diminutive of spora, spore, from Greek spor , seed; see spore.]spor u·lation n. |
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| Noun | 1. | sporulation - asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores agamogenesis, asexual reproduction - reproduction without the fusion of gametes heterospory - the development of both microspores and megaspores homospory - the development of a single kind of asexual spores |
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